Ford has been told by Unite it must reconsider a cost-cutting programme which will slash around 200 hundred skilled staff jobs at its UK operations. The car giant – which recently revealed its…Read more…
Blow for ‘King Coal’
The closure of the coal-fired Fiddler’s Ferry power station near Warrington, with the loss of about 270 jobs, is the latest glaring example that the government has discarded ‘King Coal’ as part of…Read more…
We must unite
Actor James Nesbitt has added his voice to calls for investment and jobs in his home town Ballymena ahead of a rally there this coming Saturday (Feb 6). Almost 2,000 jobs in the town –…Read more…
‘Proud Ballymena man’
World-renowned actor and Ballymena native Liam Neeson has endorsed Unite’s Rally for a Future on Saturday, February 6, when the Ballymena community will band together demanding investment and…Read more…
Emergency measures
Unite has warned that billion-pound losses announced this week by oil industry super-majors could bring an end to meaningful production in the North Sea within years unless there’s serious…Read more…
‘Soft touch’ for electricity theft
EDF Energy will become ‘a soft touch’ for electricity theft if it cuts its revenue protection staff by 50 per cent, Unite has warned. EDF Energy is planning 6,000 staff cuts worldwide and, as…Read more…
Punished for working
One would be forgiven for thinking that Google’s recent tax deal with the HMRC, which held the tech giant liable for only £130m over the last decade, must be an anomaly. Surely, the UK’s…Read more…
Runaway pay
As NHS frontline workers barely eke out a living on meagre wages – a reality most recently reflected in the junior doctors dispute – NHS senior managers continue raking in increasingly larger…Read more…
Worst fears realised
As UNITElive reported last year, the government rushed through the introduction of a new voter registration system that requires voters to individually register themselves. This replaced an…Read more…
Win for vulnerable children
Last week (25 January) the House of Lords voted by 290 to 198 to keep child poverty targets the same, forcing the government to rethink its plans to abolish them. Back in July, work and…Read more…
‘Rock solid’ strike action
Solid strike action by crane operators at Ainscough, the UK’s biggest crane hire firm today (February 1) caused near total shutdown of operations. Less than 10 of the company’s 500 cranes left…Read more…
‘Reject Sports Direct’
Unite Scotland community and young members ramped up their action against Sports Direct at the weekend (January 30 and 31) in a campaign that’s calling for decent work for all. Members…Read more…
‘Damning indictment’
The government’s productivity plan has been slammed by a committee of MPs as “vague”, and not worth being called a plan at all. The business, innovations and skills (BIS) committee noted in a…Read more…
‘Build-to-let’ plan welcome
Unite initially welcomed the move by British insurer – Legal & General – to build 3000 flats across the UK with the aim of tackling the housing crisis. The firm has teamed up with Dutch…Read more…
Aerotoxic action call
The revelation that a second flight in as many days was forced to turn back to the UK following an outbreak of sickness among the cabin crew has added further weight to calls for a public inquiry….Read more…
Boost for steel
The hard-pressed UK steel industry gained a much-needed fillip as Sheffield Forgemasters received a £30 million support package from three of the country’s leading manufacturers. Unite today…Read more…
Cider support
Unite is committed to providing every support for workers at the Shepton Mallet Cider after a mass meeting today (January 29) over the planned closure of the historic factory. The union, which…Read more…
Clarity call
Unite is calling on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government’s long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid rising workforce fears of a ‘race to the bottom’ across the UK Continental Shelf….Read more…
Clarity call
Unite is calling on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government’s long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid rising workforce fears of a ‘race to the bottom’ across the UK Continental Shelf….Read more…
The ugly game
Len McCluskey is spearheading the fight against the exploitation of migrant workers building Qatar’s football World Cup showpiece in 2022. The Unite general secretary has secretly visited the…Read more…